Insulation using plastic bottles

redfruityboots

Has anyone tried this or even heard of it? My OH has started saving bottles...I am not convinced!!

totalsolutions

and you're fruity!

27col

If you have not already got lots of insulation, then it is about time that you had.

redfruityboots

thanks for that! for extension

dander

Intrigued. How does it work?

macman

If you're talking about filling your loft with plastic bottles, then I'm not sure what your insurer's will say in the event of a house fire-plastic bottles would be a major fire and fume hazard.
But then you probably wouldn't still be around to worry about it.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

dander wrote: »

Intrigued. How does it work?

idea might've come from here, gonna take a lotta bottles.

ManAtHome

Heard on the radio that somebody had built a greenhouse out of loads (over a thousand) of plaggy bottles. And a few months back somebody had made a solar panel out of old beer bottles (that was somewhere 3rd-worldy though).

dander

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,
idea might've come from here, gonna take a lotta bottles.

Hmm, interesting theory, but after reading that I think the flammability/toxic fumes issue would definitely put me off.

rachbc

we bought insulation made from recycled plastic bottles...lots less horrible to use than rockwool too